Pedro posted a condolence
Saturday, February 5, 2022
Dorothy came to live with us at a time in her life when she needed to have family close by. We spent many hours together at the Scrabble board. We were both highly competitive, with outcomes undecided until the very last rounds. We would commiserate lousy letters or celebrate bingo plays, but mostly we teased each other relentlessly when games extended late into the night, and often woke Judy up with our laughter.
Our evening walks through the woods progressed to rides around the block in her wheelchair, much to her delight. I would always attempt to glean a weather forecast from her. She would resist at first, claiming it was too cloudy or the sun was still too high in the sky, but after much cajoling she would relent. And wasn’t she always spot on! I ceased watching the Weather Network and relied exclusively on Dorothy’s forecasts.
Once when we were sitting in the backyard, she asked whether anyone trespassed our property. When I asked her where this came from, she recounted a time in her youth when travelers would come up to the farm and asked for food and drink. It was a small glimpse from her past a long time ago. The farm is long gone and Dorothy has moved on, but she left us with many fond memories.
Pedro
